UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 17, 2016

Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated

	 	 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)	 		

Florida	 		 	0-28274	 		 	56-1383460	
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)	 		 	(Commission File Number)	 		 	(IRS Employer Identification
No.)	

400 N. Ashley Drive, Suite 2800, Tampa,
Florida	 		  	33602
 	
(Address of principal executive offices)	 		  	(Zip Code)	
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (813) 274-1000

	 	 
(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)	 		
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Four proposals described fully in the 2016 Proxy Statement of Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated (the “Company”), were presented for approval at the Company’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) held on May 17, 2016. As of the record date, 42,782,509 shares of common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 39,453,994 shares of common stock were represented in person or by proxy; therefore, a quorum was present.
The shareholders of the Company voted on the following four matters:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
There were three Class II and one Class III director positions up for election at the Annual Meeting. The following persons were nominated and elected to serve as directors of the Company until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders: Paul L. Whiting, Lt. General Michael DeLong (Ret.), and Carlos E. Evans. The following person was nominated and elected to serve as a director of the Company until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders: Vanessa C.L. Chang. The voting results for each nominee were as follows:

Name	  	        For        	  	        Against        	  	Abstain	
				
Paul L. Whiting	  	37,836,569	  	137,230	  	13,559	
				
Lt. General Michael DeLong (Ret.)	  	37,846,775	  	126,218	  	14,365	
				
Carlos E. Evans	  	37,721,371	  	244,105	  	21,882	
				
Vanessa C.L. Chang	  	37,847,244	  	126,652	  	13,462	
Proposal 2: Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation
The proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the 2016 Proxy Statement, received the following votes:

For	 	Against	 	Abstain	 	Broker Non-Votes	
37,445,050	 	478,911	 	63,397	 	—	
Proposal 3: Approval of the Material Terms of the Performance Goals Specified in the 2011 Equity Incentive Plan
The proposal to approve the material terms of the performance goals of the Company’s 2011 Equity Incentive Plan, as disclosed in the 2016 Proxy Statement, received the following votes:

For	 	Against	 	Abstain	 	Broker Non-Votes	
36,805,631	 	1,141,846	 	39,881	 	—	

Proposal 4: Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to audit the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2016 and the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016, and express an opinion thereon, as disclosed in the 2016 Proxy Statement, received the following votes:

For	 	Against	 	Abstain	 	Broker Non-Votes	
39,257,331	 	177,074	 	19,589	 	—	

SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

SYKES ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED	
		
By:	 	  /s/ John Chapman	
	 	  John Chapman
  Executive Vice President and
  Chief Financial Officer	
Date: May 17, 2016